Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst is well known for its deceptive tactics of posting
seemingly harmless petitions calling to an end to student bullying, for example, or opposing firing good teachers, and then claiming all the people who unknowing sign them as one of their members. Even well-informed PAA members, completely opposed to the goals of this astroturf group, have been caught in her trap.See the below email just sent out by the one of the managers of the StudentsFirst Florida office, offering free gift cards to people who post “pro-reform comments”, aligned with their
seemingly harmless petitions calling to an end to student bullying, for example, or opposing firing good teachers, and then claiming all the people who unknowing sign them as one of their members. Even well-informed PAA members, completely opposed to the goals of this astroturf group, have been caught in her trap.